Poland

Firm overview

Sulima, Grabowska, Sierzputowska, Patent and Trademark Attorneys was founded in 1995 and during 26 years of steady growth has become one of the best offices in Poland with a big team of IP practitioners.

In Poland registered IP practitioners are called “patent attorneys” while, due to the scope of their professional training, they are entitled to handle all the IP matters, not only patents.

Our team offers a whole spectrum of IP services before the Polish Patent Office and Polish administrative and civil courts, as well as before the EPO, the EUIPO and the WIPO.

We hold a leading position in filing validations of EP patents in Poland. Our co-operation with a huge group of translators personally trained by us and our unique two-step verification system of technical translations leads to excellent quality of translated texts provided by our office.

We are also famous for the quality of our prosecution work and efficiency in obtaining exclusive rights for our clients.

We have vast practice in handling of SPCs. 

We are perfectly prepared to handle any types of IP cases in any conceivable field of technique, i.a. in:

• Chemical Technology and Engineering
• Pharmaceutical and Medicinal Chemistry and Technology
• Biotechnology
• Medical devices
• Agriculture and Food Technology
• Oil and Gas Technology and Engineering
• Mechanical and Civil Engineering
• Steel and Mining Engineering
• Automotive, Aeronautical and Aerospace Engineering
• Electrical, Electronic and Informatics Engineering
• Nanotechnology

We are highly effective in handling litigation cases in opposition, appeal, invalidation, infringement and declaratory proceedings. We strongly believe in alternative dispute resolutions, and thus we offer deep professional analysis of technical and legal aspects of potential disputes aimed at settling them outside of the courtrooms.

We also successfully handle cases connected with customs matters and with protection and enforcement of domain names.

We help with developing IP protection strategies and managing IP portfolios.

We provide comprehensive advices on formal requirements and on complex procedural and legal issues.

We have capacity, experience and infrastructure allowing to smoothly and quickly attend to our clients’ needs and expectations, including processing high volume filing and/or recordal orders.

Our Patent Department has three divisions: Chemical/Biotech, Mechanical/Electrical and Electronic/IT.

Our patent team consists of 15 registered Polish and European patent attorneys and 15 patent specialists supported by a group of 17 paralegals highly qualified and experienced in patent formalities, transfers of rights and handling annuities.

In litigation cases we are aided by attorneys-at-law and excellent Polish experts ready to provide legal or technical expertise.

Our patent team members - Małgorzata Kaczmarczyk and GrażynaWójcik have written a chapter on formal requirements and practice in Poland to the second edition of “European SPCs Unravelled: A Practitioner’s Guide to Supplementary Protection Certificates in Europe” which will be published by Wolters Kluwer.

Last updated 4th March 2021

Firm overview

Patpol is an intellectual property law firm which was established and continuously existed since 1966. It is a leader in the field of intellectual property protection in Poland. Currently, it is perceived as one of the best law firms in the field of comprehensive protection of inventions, utility models, industrial designs, trademarks and copyrights. The firm and its employees are regularly recommended in international industry rankings such as IP Stars (Tier 1 Firm), WTR 1000 and IAM Patent 1000.

The team members include seasoned European and Polish patent attorneys with an in-depth expertise in their industry sectors. The latter ones include life science, mechanics, chemistry, electronics, heavy industry, IT.

Patpol’s patent department’s team members have specialized expertise to advise their clients on sophisticated strategies for the protection of their inventions as well as maintenance and defense of patents before the Polish Patent Office, European Patent Office (EPO), World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) and under the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT). With the assistance of our extensive network of international professional associates, they can also provide the full range of services for our clients’ patents worldwide.

Our trademark and design experts ensure that their trademarks or designs portfolio brings measurable benefits to the company through appropriate protection of intellectual property rights. We specialize in expert advice for entrepreneurs in Poland and around the world on matters such as:

• Audit of intellectual property portfolio
• Selection of an appropriate strategy for the protection of trademarks and industrial designs;
• Representation of trademark and industrial design owners in registration and litigation proceedings before the Patent Office (objections, cancellations, revocation) and administrative courts.

By using our services, clients receive the support of European and Polish trademark and design attorneys with vast experience in representing clients before Polish (UPRP), European (EUIPO) and the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO).

We know current trends in the protection of trademarks and industrial designs, thanks to which we provide our clients with current and proven knowledge enabling them to make the right business decisions.

Last updated 25th January 2021

Firm overview

We specialize in protecting intellectual property rights, which in a modern economy are essential for almost any business. Our team protects trademarks, patents, designs, copyrights, trade secrets and personal rights, we also help to protect against unfair competition practices.
SK+ Siekierzyński Kochlewski is proactively engaged in shaping clients' products and brands before they reach the market. We help prevent legal risks early in the design, naming and concept stages, and suggest the best possible means to develop and protect intellectual property. Hence, our advice is not limited to dispute resolution in litigation or ADR in the event of an infringement.

We focus on work for sectors like automotive, luxury goods, pharma, medical, art and marketing. The SK+ team has experience not only before the Polish courts but also before the Court of Justice of the European Union representing clients in complex and precedent-setting litigation.
Apart from representing clients in courts in civil litigation SK+ cooperates closely with Polish customs and police when it comes to fighting counterfeits. Many years of experience in representing clients in criminal intellectual property cases allow SK+ to manage proceedings appropriately by choosing the best solution for the case. The experience and ability to combine civil and criminal proceedings distinguishes SK+ from other Polish law firms dealing with intellectual property protection.
SK+ also provides comprehensive advice in the field of trademark prosecution and represents clients in all stages of the proceedings including: filing for registration, opposition proceedings, revocation and invalidity proceedings – before the Polish Patent Office and before the European Union Intellectual Property Office.

We protect international brands in Poland and Polish brands worldwide. We have experience in advising in complex patent infringement cases. We work with Polish and foreign patent and trademark attorneys and law firms, advertising agencies and consumer survey agencies. We also work with experts and specialists from various fields.

SK+ lawyers, including the partners, are very well versed in international relations. A good understanding with clients and lawyers from other jurisdictions is not only the result of language proficiency, but also stems from experience of living and working in a multicultural environment. These competencies have already resulted in important roles in international legal organisations for SK+ lawyers who are active in associations such as i.a. INTA, PTMG, Marques, German Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property (GRUR), AIPPI.

Due to the partners’ experience and background we are the first choice law firm for many multinational companies. We do not only speak fluent German and English, but we understand the mindset of our German and English/US clients. We also take on ‘difficult’ cases, one of the recent examples is the “Europe Impact Case of the Year” according to Managing IP. We represented our client Audi AG before the CJEU (case C-334/22).

In short, SK+ combines strategic foresight, hands-on litigation and deep academic insight in a highly specialized, boutique format.

Firm overview

Kulikowska & Kulikowski (K&K) is a Polish boutique IP law firm comprehensively and effectively assisting its clients in protecting their intellectual property in Poland and on international markets. Its goal is to provide individual, proactive and business-oriented IP advice.

Being well-equipped to manage the full spectrum of IP protection – trademarks, patents, designs, copyrights, domain names, unfair competition, or anti-counterfeiting – the expertise of K&K covers such areas as setting IP strategy, filing and prosecution, portfolio management and well as litigation.

Its particular specialty is resolving disputes, also through mediation, and it willingly undertakes the most challenging IP litigation cases.

K&K represents its diverse pool of clients before the Polish Patent Office, European Union Intellectual Property Office, World Intellectual Property Organization, and the European Patent Office. Partnering with local IP firms around the world allows K&K to handle clients’ portfolios globally in a comprehensive manner.

The law firm is a team of patent and trademark attorneys, advocates and attorneys-at-law supported junior lawyers, specialists and paralegals. Their professionalism, experience and creative approach always center on finding the best solutions to meet clients’ needs.

Intensively benefiting from IT tools, K&K does not leave clients with raw data, but always offers them an expert view. What distinguishes it is preparation of tailor-made solutions for clients, allowing them to maintain the highest level of protection. Trademark and design applications are developed cross-departmentally, by members of the prosecution and litigation teams as well as specialists in technical fields working together, so as not only to obtain the desired protection but also to allow its full enforcement later.

K&K comprehensively serves international clients across diverse business areas, including the largest multinational corporations operating in e.g. alcohol, pharmaceutical, FMCG, telecommunications and luxury goods industries.

A significant group of clients are also Polish entrepreneurs from the SME sector, whom K&K supports in building a strong position on the Polish and foreign markets, advising on how to protect and maximize IP assets.

Effectiveness, expertise and professional qualifications of Kulikowska & Kulikowski as one Poland’s leading law firms in the IP protection sector is confirmed by numerous and regular recommendations and distinctions in international industry rankings, such as IP STARS, IAM PATENT 1000, WTR 1000, Who is Who Legal, Legal 500, Chambers , The Patent Lawet, Innovation & IP or Client Choice by Lexology.